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The Barlow is the oldest working pattern in American pocket cutlery — the knife that rode in the pockets of farmers, tradesmen, and boys who couldn't afford anything fancier. It earned its keep by being simple, strong, and honest. Ours is built the same way, one at a time, in Memphis, New York — a few miles down the road from where Central New York earned its reputation as the cutlery capital of the country. Blades and springs are cut from 1095 carbon steel, the standard traditional knives have been judged by for over a century. It takes a screaming edge off a stone in minutes, holds it through real work, and darkens into a gray-blue patina that's the record of everything you've cut with it. Bolsters and pins are nickel silver, hand-fitted and finished flush to the covers. The covers are smooth white bone, sanded and polished with nothing to hide behind. It's the dressiest way to build a Barlow and the least forgiving — every line has to be right when there's no jigging to break up ...